Cold Avocado Corn Soup Recipes

CHILLED CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Cut the corn: Hold an ear of corn upright with one end on the cutting board and the other in your non-cutting hand. Use a sharp knife to shave off the kernels in rows from the cob. Rotate the corn and cut close enough to the core so that the kernels remain relatively whole, but not so closely that you end up taking fibrous pieces of the cob with you. Repeat with all of the corn. Gather the kernels in a bowl and reserve the cobs.
• Start the soup: Combine half the olive oil and all the scallions with a generous pinch salt and 1/4 cup water in a large saute pan and cook over medium-low heat until they are translucent and tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the pan and set aside.
• Cook the corn: Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in the same saute pan and add all the corn kernels. Season with salt, then stir in the brown sugar and a generous pinch black pepper. Cook over medium heat until the corn becomes tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Finish: Bring the half-and-half and 1 cup water to a gentle simmer in a medium pot over medium heat and add the cobs. Simmer the cobs gently on low heat until they impart their corn flavor to the half-and-half, 12 to 15 minutes. Discard the cobs. Add the Worcestershire and hot sauce and stir to combine. Add the cooked corn and scallions to the pot and simmer on low heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Taste for seasoning.
• Puree half of the liquid and corn in the blender until smooth and pour back into the rest of the soup. Refrigerate until fully cold, at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours.
• Serve: Whisk to blend so some of the remaining corn lands in each bowl as you serve the soup. Taste for seasoning. Ladle into the bowls.

COLD AVOCADO-CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Split one of the avocados, remove the pit, peel and dice it. Place it in a food processor with the lime juice. Process until smoothly pureed.
• Place the avocado puree in a saucepan. Stir in the stock. Bring to a simmer. Stir in the corn and jalapeno pepper and cook five minutes.
• Split the second avocado and remove the pit and the peel. Quarter the halves and slice them thin. Add the sliced avocado to the soup. Remove from the heat, cover and refrigerate until cold. To serve, check seasoning and add the coriander. Serve with tortilla chips on the side.

COLD AVOCADO SOUP

Steps:

• Working in batches, blend avocados, chicken broth, 2/3 cup milk, chopped shallots, 2 tablespoons Sherry and 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce in blender until mixture is smooth. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until cold. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Keep refrigerated.) Ladle soup into bowls. Spoon dollop of sour cream atop soup. Garnish with chives and serve.

COOL AVOCADO-CORN SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Place the avocado, onions, garlic, and Swanson® Chicken Broth in a food processor or blender. Process until smooth, 7 or 8 pulses. Transfer mixture to a bowl.
• Stir in yogurt, half-and-half, lemon juice, sriracha chili sauce, salt and pepper. Fold in the corn kernels. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours.
• Ladle the soup into bowls. Garnish each serving with a single shrimp.